Voigtlander, (GL Optics Rehoused) 36-82mm Zoomar 3.1 Zoom Lens (PL)

This Voigtlander Zoomar 36-82mm f/2.8 Full Frame Zoom lens has been re-housed by GL optics.

This is one of the oldest zooms ever designed for commercial still photography for the 135 format (Full Frame 36x24mm). It was released in 1959, and was incredibly advanced for its time. The images it makes are still impressive today.

Crucial for any cinema zoom lens, this lens is parfocal. It is sharp on center, with subtle fall-off towards the corners. The lens has surprisingly low chromatic aberration for such an old lens, and has minimal focus breathing. The old single layer coatings deliver lower contrast images, and gorgeous, bold lens flares, and bokeh has a unique texture to it, delivering results that make this lens a perfect match for some of our oldest lenses like B&L Super Baltars, Kowa Prominars, and TLS Canon Rangefinders.

The lens has a standard 136mm front. Focus and zoom mechanics are now internal and focus rotation has been expanded to 330 degrees as well as improved from 4’ 6” all the way to an impressive 2’ 9”, while maintaining full frame coverage. The lens also has a new, matte-finished 15 blade iris, for perfectly circular bokeh when stopped down.